5-C:16 Advisory Committee. –
I. There is established an advisory committee to assist the secretary of state in administering the fund established under RSA 5-C:15. The advisory committee shall also determine the need for improvement and automation of the processing of vital records upon recommendations from representatives of the department, the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association, and the department of information technology. The members of the committee shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Two town clerks, appointed by the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association.
(b) Two city clerks, appointed by the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association.
(c) A funeral director, appointed by the New Hampshire Funeral Directors' Association.
(d) A physician licensed under RSA 329 from the office of chief medical examiner, or designee.
(e) A public member, who shall have a direct interest in the registration of vital records, appointed by the department.
(f) The registrar of vital records, or designee.
(g) A health information specialist, appointed by the New Hampshire Hospital Association.
(h) The chief information officer, department of information technology, or designee.
(i) The state archivist, or designee.
(j) The commissioner of health and human services, or designee.
(k) A representative of a local city public health agency, appointed by the commissioner of health and human services.
(l) One vital records information user, who shall have a direct interest in the use and dissemination of vital records information, appointed by the commissioner of health and human services.
(m) The secretary of state, or designee.
II. The members of the committee shall choose a chairperson by majority vote. The chairperson shall serve for a term of one year, but may be confirmed by majority vote for as long as the chairperson remains a member. Members of the advisory committee shall serve 2-year terms and no member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms. The city and town clerk members shall serve staggered terms and initially one town clerk and one city clerk shall serve for 2 years and one town clerk and one city clerk shall serve for 3 years.